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A B737 captain reported that, while taxiing out from the gate at iah, a baggage handler purposefully drove in front of the aircraft in order to load more bags and refused to move until his supervisor resolved the situation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 622320 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200309 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : iah.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi ground : holding |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 16500 flight time type : 9000 |
| ASRS Report | 622320 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical ground encounters : person ground encounters : vehicle non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
After pushback from gate at iah, our engines were started and the pushback crew was waved off using normal procedures. Taxi clearance was issued and I began to taxi out of the alley. While the aircraft was in motion, a bag runner pulled in front of the aircraft forcing me to stop. He wanted to load more bags which I refused. He insisted and approached the aircraft in an unsafe manner. We had to contact ramp control for a supervisor to get him to move. Fortunately, we were paying attention and no injuries occurred, nor was the aircraft damaged. It could easily have turned out the other way.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737 CAPT RPTED THAT, WHILE TAXIING OUT FROM THE GATE AT IAH, A BAGGAGE HANDLER PURPOSEFULLY DROVE IN FRONT OF THE ACFT IN ORDER TO LOAD MORE BAGS AND REFUSED TO MOVE UNTIL HIS SUPVR RESOLVED THE SIT.
Narrative: AFTER PUSHBACK FROM GATE AT IAH, OUR ENGS WERE STARTED AND THE PUSHBACK CREW WAS WAVED OFF USING NORMAL PROCS. TAXI CLRNC WAS ISSUED AND I BEGAN TO TAXI OUT OF THE ALLEY. WHILE THE ACFT WAS IN MOTION, A BAG RUNNER PULLED IN FRONT OF THE ACFT FORCING ME TO STOP. HE WANTED TO LOAD MORE BAGS WHICH I REFUSED. HE INSISTED AND APCHED THE ACFT IN AN UNSAFE MANNER. WE HAD TO CONTACT RAMP CTL FOR A SUPVR TO GET HIM TO MOVE. FORTUNATELY, WE WERE PAYING ATTN AND NO INJURIES OCCURRED, NOR WAS THE ACFT DAMAGED. IT COULD EASILY HAVE TURNED OUT THE OTHER WAY.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.